Alamyshik Formation

The Alamyshik Formation is a geological formation in Kyrgyzstan whose strata date back to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Pterosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Alamyshik Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian ~112–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Claystone
Location
Coordinates	40.0°N 73.0°E / 40.0; 73.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	37.4°N 68.2°E / 37.4; 68.2
Region	Osh
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Extent	Fergana Valley
Alamyshik Formation (Kyrgyzstan)

Fossil content

Reptiles

• Ferganemys verzilini
• Kirgizemys exaratus
• Petrochelys kyrgyzensis
• Crocodylia indet.
• Pterosauria indet.
• ?Labyrinthodontia indet.

Fish

• cf. Furo sp.
• Actinopterygii indet.

See also

• List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units